Invertebrates

The lagoon has lots of invertebrates to help keep your tank clean and looking great.

Harlequin Shrimp

The harlequin shrimp shown below is an excellent way to use natural remedies to combat common problems in a typical marine aquarium. [Be forewarned: Harlequin shrimp love to eat starfish, and will devour starfish of any size in your tank.] Don’t let their tiny size fool you, these shrimp have quite an appetite, and once any nuisance starfish have been removed from the tank, the harlequin shrimp will need to be fed with starfish. Some hobbyists will purchase a large chocolate chip starfish and remove a single leg every week, keeping the starfish alive while it can regenerate the lost legs. If done properly, the legs should regenerate by the time the other legs have been removed.

Some may consider this a harsh treatment, and may choose not to use harlequin shrimp. The harlequin shrimp only eats starfish and consideration must be granted for this fact.

Asterina Starfish

Although many hobbyists consider the existence of Asterina Starfish to be a sign of a healthy, stable, tank, an overpopulation of these tiny starfish organisms can be problematic – especially to reef aqy

Harlequin shrimp are excellent to rid your invaluable habitat of nuisance starfish that may overwhelm your tank and possibly even eat or damage certain kinds of corals if left

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